Baby Fever at its Peak

by Meghann on June 2, 2011

Dear Journal,

I found the world’s cutest baby and I never want to give him back.

Love, Meghann

Seriously. How cute is this kid? I could stare at him all day and never get bored.

I would like you to meet Nathan Patrick. He is less than 24 hours old (probably the youngest newborn I’ve ever held! ) and arrived on this planet via his AMAZING parents – Callie and Nate – yesterday evening.

Derek and I took a little field trip to St. Pete this afternoon to congratulate the new parents and their gorgeous little boy.

It’s hard to believe that a week ago I was meeting Callie for lunch and this precious little face was still comfy and cozy in her belly. The miracle of life truly is a miracle!

I want one.

Just like him.

Scratch that.

I want three.

Two years apart.

Two boys and one girl.

Thankyouverymuch. 😉

It’s seriously been baby fever lately. I feel like the majority of my friends are expecting or want to be expecting. I told Derek we need to skip this whole marriage thing and jump right on the baby train. He didn’t find that too amusing. Still, I’ll take it as a good sign he didn’t start running for the hills.;)

(Go Noles!)

Tomorrow Derek and I are heading to the hospital once again, only this time it will be in anticipation of the arrival of his new niece. Derek’s brother’s girlfriend (I hate how that’s such a mouthful!) is being induced tomorrow morning at 6:00am. Hopefully – if all goes according to plan – Derek will be Uncle Derek and I’ll be Aunt Meghann (we’ve already decided I’ll be Aunt Meghann with or without a ring 😉 ) by this time tomorrow. I can’t wait to hold another baby in my arms! 🙂

Before the hospital today, Derek and I stopped at Publix to pick up some subs for Callie and Nate (new parents need to eat!) and I grabbed a Berry Veggie Naked Drink.

Most of the bottled smoothie drinks have banana in them, so I rarely drink one, but this one passed the banana free test!

The drink itself was really thick and very intense. I let Derek try a sip and he mentioned something about resembling a Capri Sun and I’d have to agree. It was extra sweet and berry-licious just like a capri sun. I drank about half, but couldn’t stomach the rest.

We left Callie and Nate right around rush hour and figured it was pointless to fight traffic. Instead we decided to stay in town and have dinner while the traffic died down.

After reviewing a few menus in downtown we both agreed on The Moon Under Water – a British themed restaurant with a menu full of variety and decent pricing – was worth trying.

Newcastle for me

Yuengling for Derek

I ordered the Feta Tabouli, which was a little smaller of a meal than I anticipated, but still tasty.

Fine by me. I wanted to save room for gelato anyways.

Derek and I shared a mix of Hazelnut, Salted Caramel, Coffee, and Peanut Butter. Yum. 🙂

We just arrived back home and I’m ready to kick up my feet and call it a night.

I still get baby fever all the time, even though I have a baby. Being a female is a crazy thing!

You are an awesome friend for bringing them food. I remember all I wanted after I gave birth was Subway. I must have made my husband go at least 5 times before we went home. 🙂Kara recently posted..Random tidbit Thursday

I find those Naked smoothie/juices super sweet too. I can never finish it and don’t know why I continue to buy them, especially at their price!Gina @Runningtothekitchen recently posted..Ireland Day 6 &amp 7- Killarney

Gosh, what a cutie! There’s nothing better than a newborn. If you ever go to Moon Under Water again, you should try one of theier veggie curry dishes. They are my absolute favorite and the rice they serve with it is craveworthy.Caroline recently posted..So Busy!

3 close friends from college/hs all had babies in the same week in May, 2 more friends here are expecting in the next month. A little bit on baby overload! Can’t say I’ve got the fever yet even though I’ll be 28 this summer. Probably has something to do with the fact that we are still in an apt, hubs is not yet done with his phd, and we’ll be moving to who-knows-where when he finishes later this year, and I’ve only been working for 2 yrs since finishing grad school. I want more time to be selfish and enjoy the ability to sleep in and travel and run when I want before that all changes!

I love the food at Moon Under Water, but we’ve often had terrible, slow service 🙁 I still need to try that gelato place, though – I’ve heard raves about it!Kristin recently posted..Stowing away infancy

Ps. I’ve been to Moon Under Water about a dozen times (it is a favorite of my old boss in St. Pete) and I’ve never been 100% satisfied. Try The Garden or Z Grille next time instead. Those of two of my favorite downtown restaurants in St. Pete!

I’m actually working on a blog post about my recent trip to St. Pete for a a girls weekend and we hit up most of my favorite places. I’ll be sure to send you the link when I finish it up, hopefully this weekend.Jess-The SemiAbnormal Gal recently posted..A Memorable Memorial Day Weekend

Very cute baby! Every time I try Naked juice it takes me forever to finish a bottle (if I do) because it’s so thick and sweet… delicious, just too much for me.Mac recently posted..Three Cheers for a Long Weekend!

I know what you mean about baby fever. It would be a terrible time to have kids, because my husband is in law school full-time and we can’t afford them, but I want one. Some day when we both are working.Dina @ DinaRuns recently posted..Menagerie

The owner of the restaurant where I work had a baby recently and for the past year she’d bring her in and then get stuck doing work related things, so someone working would have to babysit. It would ALWAYS be me. I wanted a baby so bad last year and just lived vicariously through our owner 😛 Now I’ve settled down a little bit… my uterus no longer jumps when I hear baby babble 🙂Katherina @ Zephyr Runs recently posted..A New Running Route

I was just about to say that! ha I’m just not quite ready for my own. I told my husband he needs to take me to 3 different continents before babies 🙂Jessica @ For the Fun of Fit recently posted..I can run faster

Awe, he is so cute! So many babies in your life right now. I started having baby fever about a year ago and now I’m just 6 weeks away from meeting our first baby girl! I’m so excited!Jess recently posted..Happy Birthday to Me!

Aw! He is so adorable! I love new babies! I get really excited when my friend and her husband come to visit and bring their daughter. She will be a year in December and I just love her to pieces! 🙂Hope recently posted..Loving the Grill &amp Stressful Morning…

Awww! I am so glad you posted some more pictures of the cutie pie; I’ve been stalking Callie’s twitter stream for each new photo she posts. Freakin adorable.

On that note, I actually have never really held a baby before. Well, with the exception of my little brother when I was 5 years old. Perhaps if I were to hold a sweet little baby, my fever would start? I have quite a few people waiting anxiously to have it strike me. Patience, I tell them…Katie recently posted..A First Anniversary Weekend